Voice: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Lessons in Empathy
PeacePraxis founder Christa Tinari offers tips in raising empathetic children at a Peace Day event in Chestnut Hill Thursday
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyCharitable Arts
Philanthropist Ajay Raju—with help from Christie’s Auction House—uses international art to make Philly a destination city and connect the haves and have-nots
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyStarting School in August
Some 15,000 Philly charter school students started school already. Following their lead could benefit all Philly families.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyGamechangers in Chief
Three young mayors, on stage at a Citizen event last month, made clear why innovation in city government is no longer a thing to scoff at. It’s real.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyTeaching Empathy in Schools
In Denmark, students learn empathy the way they learn math, in school. Not coincidentally, the Danes are the happiest people on earth
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyGospel Lunch at Barnes Foundation
The museum revives an Albert Barnes tradition with the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyMelania Trump Caught Red-Handed
Who thought the biggest story coming out of the Republican Convention would be that a fabulously rich white girl stole something from an African American working mother?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyAnton Moore at the DNC
The Unity in the Community leader will address the convention Tuesday night and then host his annual South Philly Peace Week to end gun violence
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyInternet All Your Things
The city wants your ideas for how to smarten up Philly through its proposed Internet of Things
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyHow to Win in Business
Wayne-based B Lab recently named the most socially conscious companies in New York. Plans for a similar contest in Philly are under way
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy